We had a fellow at our club give a talk on Kamchatka. I can't remember his
name but I can get it tomorrow and send it on. He spends his summers
guiiding in Kamchatka and his winters guiding steelhead in the Northwest.
He gave a terrific talk and slide show. There was fish all over the place,
the guys could not let there lines dangle in the water while they looked in
their fly box or they would have another fish.
From what I saw I'd go if I had the coin. He had lots of slides told many
stories about the people. Msot of the guides live in the city and go down
on the pennisula in the summer to run fish camps and guide. It looked like
a pretty premeative life, plywood shacks, like maby no outdoor toilets, just
lots of brush. The food was basic and simple. The people were freindly and
seem to enjoy the whole buisness.
One of the guides had a dog he didn't feed - the dog was on his own. Once
when he was fishing the dog saw an ermine on the shore, jumped out of the
boat swam over and ate the ermine.
He confirmed what I have always though about Russians, that is if we could
communicate we would on an indivual basis get along pretty good. I got the
impression they weren't any different from someone you would run accross in
Maine, Alaska, or lots of places you have fished.
Oh yeah there was bugs and bears. Someone in the groups always packed a
rifle.
"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
I'm thinking about a trip Kamchatka this year. Is there anyone reading
these
pages that has been there or knows of someone who has? I understand the
rainbow trout are enormous as well as the char and grayling.
Dave

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